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Children's ✦ Penny’s Take

Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Ellen Weiss · 2006
62/100
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A perfectly competent touch-and-feel board book that does the genre basics — diverse characters, sensory texture, simple seasonal concepts — without distinguishing itself in any meaningful way. At 10 pages the content is genuinely thin even for the target age. There are stronger touch-and-feel options on the market, and this PBS-branded title brings nothing unique enough to earn a confident recommendation.

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Verdict receipt0–100
safety98
substance45
craft58
originality42
accuracy80
hype65
age-fit82
human-eye55
Penny’s verdict62
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